Guatape, Colombia
Guatapé
The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.
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Guatape, Colombia
The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.
Jardín, Colombia
Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.
Bogotá, Colombia
Every Sunday, Bogotá turns 75 miles of its city streets into a bicycle superhighway.
Bogotá, Colombia
A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.
Bogotá, Colombia
Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.
Bogotá, Colombia
Colombia's biggest botanical garden contains plants from all across the country.
Sesquilé, Colombia
Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.
Bogotá, Colombia
This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.
Lima, Peru
A small, emotionally charged room inside the Mario Testino Museum dedicated to Princess Diana and one famous photo shoot.
Lima, Peru
The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.
Medellín, Colombia
Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.
Medellín, Colombia
In the heart of Medellín, an artsy urban complex sets the stage for demonstrations and protests.
Medellín, Colombia
Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.
Medellín, Colombia
Two identical statues by Fernando Botero, one blown to pieces in a terrorist bombing, the other donated as a gift for peace.
Medellín, Colombia
Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.
El Peñol, Colombia
A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.
Medellín, Colombia
An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.
Cartagena, Colombia
The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.
Cartagena, Colombia
An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.
Cartagena, Colombia
A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.
Borrego Springs, California
Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Key West, Florida
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.